Learner English : a teacher's guide to interference and other problems

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Learner English : a teacher's guide to interference and other problems

[edited by] Michael Swan and Bernard Smith

(Cambridge handbooks for language teachers / general editor, Michael Swan)

Cambridge University Press, 1987

  • : hardcover
  • : pbk
  • : cassette

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Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hardcover ISBN 9780521262835

Description

As a teacher of English as a foreign or second language, have you ever wished you knew more about your students' mother-tongues? Learner English is a practical reference book which compares the relevant features of the students' own languages with English, helping teachers to predict and understand the problems their students have. The nineteen chapters, each of which covers one language background, are written by specialists with experience in teaching students from the areas concerned. The chapters describe and explain the most important typical pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and other mistakes of learners who speak Dutch/Flemish, Scandinavian languages (except Finnish), German, French, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Greek, Russian, Farsi, Arabic, Turkish, Indian languages, West African languages, Swahili, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese and Thai. The book is accompanied by a cassette with authentic examples of the various accents described in the book.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780521269100

Description

As a teacher of English as a foreign or second language, have you ever wished you knew more about your students' mother-tongues? Learner English is a practical reference book which compares the relevant features of the students' own languages with English, helping teachers to predict and understand the problems their students have. The nineteen chapters, each of which covers one language background, are written by specialists with experience in teaching students from the areas concerned. The chapters describe and explain the most important typical pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and other mistakes of learners who speak Dutch/Flemish, Scandinavian languages (except Finnish), German, French, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Greek, Russian, Farsi, Arabic, Turkish, Indian languages, West African languages, Swahili, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese and Thai. The book is accompanied by a cassette with authentic examples of the various accents described in the book.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Notes for teachers of American English
  • List of phonetic symbols used in English
  • international phonetic alphabet
  • 1. Dutch speakers
  • 2. Speakers of Scandinavian languages
  • 3. German speakers
  • 4. French speakers
  • 5. Italian speakers
  • 6. Speakers of Spanish and Catalan
  • 7. Portuguese speakers
  • 8. Greek speakers
  • 9. Russian speakers
  • 10. Farsi speakers
  • 11. Arabic speakers
  • 12. Turkish speakers
  • 13. Speakers of Indian languages
  • 14. Speakers of West African languages
  • 15. Swahili speakers
  • 16. Japanese speakers
  • 17. Chinese speakers
  • 18. Vietnamese speakers
  • 19. Thai speakers
  • The cassette.
Volume

: cassette ISBN 9780521324427

Description

As a teacher of English as a foreign or second language, have you ever wished you knew more about your students' mother-tongues? Learner English is a practical reference book which compares the relevant features of the students' own languages with English, helping teachers to predict and understand the problems their students have. The nineteen chapters, each of which covers one language background, are written by specialists with experience in teaching students from the areas concerned. The chapters describe and explain the most important typical pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and other mistakes of learners who speak Dutch/Flemish, Scandinavian languages (except Finnish), German, French, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Greek, Russian, Farsi, Arabic, Turkish, Indian languages, West African languages, Swahili, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese and Thai. The book is accompanied by a cassette with authentic examples of the various accents described in the book.

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